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WSTL (Westell Technologies) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.93 (As of Jul. 08, 2025)


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What is Westell Technologies Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-07-08), Westell Technologies's current share price is $3.63. Westell Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Mar21 was $3.92. Westell Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.93.

The historical rank and industry rank for Westell Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WSTL' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.15   Med: 0.41   Max: 0.93
Current: 0.93

During the past 13 years, Westell Technologies's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 0.93. The lowest was 0.15. And the median was 0.41.

WSTL's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
69.87% of 1945 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.7 vs WSTL: 0.93

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Westell Technologies's adjusted book value per share data of for the fiscal year that ended in Mar21 was $2.013. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $3.92 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar21.

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Westell Technologies Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Westell Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Westell Technologies Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Westell Technologies Annual Data
Trend Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.59 0.73 0.47 0.18 0.20

Westell Technologies Semi-Annual Data
Mar13 Sep13 Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.29 0.20 - 0.35 -

Competitive Comparison of Westell Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Westell Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Westell Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Westell Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Westell Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Westell Technologies Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Westell Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=3.63/3.92
=0.93

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Westell Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Mar21 is calculated as:

For example, Westell Technologies's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Mar21 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar21 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar21)
=2.013/111.7544*111.7544
=2.013

Current CPI (Mar21) = 111.7544.

Westell Technologies Annual Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201203 7.021 96.783 8.107
201303 5.206 98.209 5.924
201403 5.458 99.695 6.118
201503 3.187 99.621 3.575
201603 2.591 100.470 2.882
201703 2.010 102.862 2.184
201803 3.346 105.290 3.551
201903 2.675 107.251 2.787
202003 2.015 108.902 2.068
202103 2.013 111.754 2.013

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Westell Technologies  (OTCPK:WSTL) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Westell Technologies Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
750 North Commons Drive, Aurora, IL, USA, 60504
Westell Technologies Inc designs, manufactures, and distributes telecommunications solutions, which are sold to major telephone companies. It is organized into the following operating segments: In-Building Wireless (IBW), Intelligent Site Management (ISM), and Communications Network Solutions (CNS). The majority of its revenue is generated from the ISM segment, which includes a suite of remote units, which provide machine-to-machine communications that enable operators to remotely monitor, manage, and control physical site infrastructure and support systems. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States of America.
Executives
Cary B Wood director 425 NORTH MARTINGALE ROAD, SUITE 1000, SCHAUMBURG IL 60173
Mark A Zorko director 9265 FAWN LAKE DR, RALEIGH NC 27617
Penny Robert C Iii director, 10 percent owner 750 NORTH COMMONS DRIVE AURORA IL 60504
Scott C Chandler director 9635 MAROON CIRCLE SUITE 400 ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Robert W Foskett director, 10 percent owner 750 NORTH COMMONS DRIVE AURORA IL 60504
Kirk R Brannock director 750 NORTH COMMONS DRIVE AURORA IL 60504
Timothy L Duitsman director, officer: President & CEO 750 N COMMONS DR AURORA IL 60504
Jeniffer L Jaynes officer: Interim CFO 750 N COMMONS DRIVE AURORA IL 60504
Jesse Swartwood officer: SVP, Worldwide Sales 750 N. COMMONS DRIVE AURORA IL 60504
Alfred S John officer: President & CEO 750 N COMMONS DRIVE AURORA IL 60504
Thomas P. Minichiello officer: SVP,CFO,Treasurer,Secretary 750 N. COMMONS DRIVE, AURORA IL 60504
Dennis O Harris director 750 NORTH COMMONS DRIVE AURORA IL 60504
Matthew B Brady officer: President & CEO 750 N COMMONS DR, AURORA IL 60504
Michael T Moran officer: SVP, IBW 750 N COMMONS DRIVE AURORA IL 60504
Jeannie Diefenderfer director C/O MRV COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 20415 NORDHOFF STREET, CHATSWORTH CA 91311

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